Nutrition and Metabolism

Module title	Nutrition and Metabolism
Module code	ESS1606
Academic year	2019/0
Credits	15
Module staff	Professor Andy Jones (Lecturer) Dr Sarah Jackman (Convenor)

Duration: Term	1	2	3
Duration: Weeks		11

Number students taking module (anticipated)	213

Description - summary of the module content

Module description

This module will provide you with the knowledge and basic practical skills to begin to make you informed about nutrition and metabolism. You will cover the metabolism of macronutrients and begin to understand how they interact in various sporting situations. Furthermore, there will be nutritional basics related to health and sport including injury and weight management. You will begin to make judgements of nutritional research from both a health and performance perspective. There are no pre- or co-requisites for this module and the module is suitable for non-specialist students who have studied science at A-Level or equivalent.

Module aims - intentions of the module

This module seeks to provide you with the necessary foundational knowledge and basic practical skills to help you understand what happens to nutrients within the body. The module will cover the nutritional basics related to health and sport. In addition, you will learn the basics of methods related to the assessment of food intake and begin to make critical judgements of nutritional research.

Graduate attributes:

You will become competent in the following:

The ability to use breath by breath metabolic analysers
Nutritics computer programme for diet analysis
Reading and understanding food labelling
Calculating exercise intensities to work at for maximal fat burning
Collection of diet diaries/24h recall
Group work from the presentations on diets
Applying metabolic knowledge to situations for example – prolonged exercise, popular diets

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

ILO: Module-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

1. Explain the role of macro- and micronutrients in the diet
2. Describe nutritional skills of assessing food intake methods, and be able to carry out diet analysis
3. Understand how macronutrients are metabolised

ILO: Discipline-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

4. Apply knowledge across a range of different perspectives and concepts and apply it to practical considerations in exercise and sports

ILO: Personal and key skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

5. Take responsibility for your own learning and development of the key skills of evaluation and Prioritisation
6. Employ reasoned decision-making to shape practice

Syllabus plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

Lectures	Seminar / Lab
Basic nutrition	Basic skills
Energy	Basic metabolism
Digestion and absorption	Metabolic rate
Carbohydrates	Diet analysis and prescription
Fats	Extended metabolism
Protein	Fat max
Vitamins and minerals	Protein nutrition
Immune system and appetite	Interactions
Weight management	Appetite after exercise
Case studies	Exam preparation
Nitrate	Food testing

Learning and teaching

Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
44	106	0

Details of learning activities and teaching methods

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching	22	Lectures
Scheduled Learning and Teaching	22	Practicals (laboratory and/or seminars)
Guided Independent Study	56	Learning activities include reference to independent, interdependent (peer-supported) and online activities, as well as participation in different kinds of taught classes
Guided Independent Study	15	Learning activities include reference to independent and online activities, prior to completion of formative online examinations
Guided Independent Study	35	Learning activities will accumulate all of the independent, interdependent (peer-supported) and online activities, as well as participation in different kinds of taught class to prepare for the end of module examination

Assessment

Formative assessment

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Weekly formative computer examinations	10 minutes	1, 3, 5	Written

Summative assessment (% of credit)

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
0	100	0

Details of summative assessment

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Diet analysis examination	20	15 minutes	1-2, 5-6	Written
Examination	80	75 minutes	1-6	Written

Re-assessment

Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Diet analysis examination	Diet analysis examination	1-2, 5-6	August assessment period
Examination	Examination	1-6	August assessment period

Re-assessment notes

Deferral – if you miss an assessment for certificated reasons judged acceptable by the Mitigation Committee, you will normally be either deferred in the assessment or an extension may be granted. The mark given for a re-assessment taken as a result of deferral will not be capped and will be treated as it would be if it were your first attempt at the assessment.

Referral – if you have failed the module overall (i.e. a final overall module mark of less than 40%) you will be required to sit a further examination. If you are successful on referral, your overall module mark will be capped at 40%.

Resources

Indicative learning resources - Basic reading

McArdle (2005). Sports and Exercise Nutrition. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.
Bender (2008). Introduction to Nutrition and Metabolism. CRC Press.

Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources

ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=5011– readings, lecture notes, web links and follow-up exercises will be posted on the module’s ELE site.
Online electronic journals – European Journal of Clinical Nutrition; American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Metabolism

Module has an active ELE page

Key words search

Nutrition, exercise, food, health

Credit value	15
Module ECTS	7.5
Module pre-requisites	None
Module co-requisites	None
NQF level (module)	4
Available as distance learning?	No
Origin date	13/07/2015
Last revision date	07/07/2019